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A Computer Animated Hand

1972·Documentary·6m
7.0
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Archive film showing possibly the first example of digital rendering, made by Pixar co-founders Ed Catmull and Fred Parke in 1972, was stumbled upon by the son of Robert B Ingebretsen, who also set up the world-famous U.S. studio. A six minute version shows additional CGI animation of an artificial heart valve, and human heads.
Directed by Edwin Catmull and Fred Parke
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The origin of Pixar/Toy Story. Wow, can’t believe this is from 1972.
The origin of Pixar/Toy Story. Wow, can’t believe this is from 1972.
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5.0★ · 05/15/26
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5.0★ · 05/15/26
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2.0★ · 04/05/26
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3.0★ · 09/16/25
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